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Obama calls on public to pressure Congress on healthcare reform

Jul. 2, 2009
The president reiterates past positions at a town hall forum in Virginia as the White House continues its campaign to get a healthcare bill signed in the fall. With lawmakers on Capitol Hill struggling to pull together sweeping healthcare legislation, President Obama today called for increase...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch